[Lingtyp] 1-year (renewable) Postdoctoral position in historical-comparative linguistics, Paris, France

[HANTGAN-SONKO Abbie]

[Apologies for cross-posting]


Applications are invited for a one-year renewable position (up to two years) starting in the summer of 2023 at the CNRS research unit Langage, langues et cultures d’Afrique (“Languages and cultures of Africa”) (LLACAN) within the European Research Council funded project, BANG: Investigating the origins of a West African language and population isolate (PI Abbie Hantgan). The position will provide an opportunity for an interested candidate to collaborate with a dynamic team of researchers to test the limits of what is possible in historical, computationally-supported linguistics and to discover hitherto unknown pathways of early human migration and settlement in the Sahel region of West Africa.


Qualified applicants must have the following:


  *   PhD in historical linguistics or related field (as relevant to the project, i.e. African linguistics, data science, language science);


  *   Research background in historical and/or comparative methods;



  *   Capacity to publish in international peer-reviewed journals;


  *   Ability to present at international conferences;


  *   Keen interest in language isolates.


Ideal applicant qualifications also include:


  *   Willingness to conduct fieldwork in West Africa;


  *   Programming knowledge in Python and/or other computer languages;


  *   Ability to communicate, read, and write in French.


Duties of the postdoctoral fellow include:


  *   Collecting data from databases, dictionaries, and grammatical descriptions of West African languages;


  *   Complementing previously gathered linguistic data with new fieldwork materials;


  *   Analyzing borrowing and cognancy patterns within and across language families;


  *   Synthesizing results of comparative processes for presentations and publications.


The position is being funded by a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) grant number 101045195.


All nationalities are welcome to apply. The postdoctoral researcher will be expected to relocate to the Paris area of France. They will be affiliated with the CNRS, the leading research institute in France. They will be integrated into the LLACAN laboratory, a vibrant community of scholars committed to world class research on African languages. LLACAN is conveniently located in the southern suburbs of Paris (reachable by metro and other public transport). Further information about the department can be found at LLACAN - Langage, langues et cultures d’Afrique<https://llacan.cnrs.fr/index_en.php>.


To apply please follow instructions at https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR8135-MAGSAN-001/Default.aspx?lang=EN (également en français à https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR8135-MAGSAN-001/Default.aspx).




Abbie HANTGAN-SONKO
Chercheuse linguistique
Responsable Scientifique du projet :
Investigating the origins of the Bangime language and Bangande people
https://radiofreeafrica.wordpress.com/erc-bang


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Langage, langues et cultures d’Afrique
UMR 8135 CNRS / INALCO / EPHE
Campus CNRS de Villejuif
7, rue Guy Môquet
94801 VILLEJUIF Cedex
https://llacan.cnrs.fr




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